CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6870 [3AU]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2712 [5MY]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3039 [12MY]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9064 [30SE]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4643, H4647 [18JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5456 [13JY]
Analyses
Violence Against Women Act (H.R. 357), E78
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, H4851 [24JN]
———H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, H6725 [30JY]
———H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer Protection Act, H4787 [23JN]
———H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act, H12020 [16NO]
———S. 900, Financial Services Act, H6738 [30JY]
———S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5215 [1JY]
Articles and editorials
Issue Is Protecting the Rule of Law: Harold Norris, Bradenton (FL) Herald, E2523
Milt Jackson, 76, Jazz Vibraphonist, Dies, Ben Ratliff, New York (NY) Times, E2076
Sanctions as Seige Warfare, Joy Gordon, Nation (publication), E550
Summary of H.R. 775, the Anti-Consumer, Anti-Remediation Y2K Bill, Public Citizen (publication), H3024
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H3087 [12MY]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H892 [2MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H7886 [5AU]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H11372 [2NO]
Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 1801), H3170 [13MY]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11145 [28OC]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H2810 [5MY]
BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H9303 [4OC]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H12896 [19NO]
Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 599), H796 [24FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), H3859 [8JN]
Census: increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), H11196 [1NO]
———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), H418 [3FE]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H5094 [29JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H11481 [3NO]
CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), H8872 [27SE]
Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H10724 [21OC]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1335 [16MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H1013 [4MR] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H9077 [30SE]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H7885 [5AU]
Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), H11556 [4NO]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H12793 [18NO]
Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 3220), H11556 [4NO]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H4342 [15JN]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H8375 [15SE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1163 [10MR]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H6019 [20JY]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2384), H6199 [21JY]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H2470 [28AP]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H586 [10FE]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H1866 [12AP]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]
Credit: protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1276), H2273 [21AP]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 1501), H2271 [21AP]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H239 [7JA] (see H.R. 1644), H3171 [13MY]
———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), H3171 [13MY]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H10861 [26OC]
Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for startup costs of community programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see H.R. 1518), H6599 [29JY]
Dept. of the Interior: make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 2202), H5367 [12JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved (see H.R. 1580), H2372 [27AP]
Disasters: grant program to assist small businesses and agricultural enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses (see H.R. 3109), H11196 [1NO]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H645 [11FE]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H1162 [10MR]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H4912 [24JN]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), H891 [2MR]
———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), H889 [2MR]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H3296 [18MY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2637 [4MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
———promote environmental justice by establishing links between pollution and community health problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), H2272 [21AP]
Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H8629 [23SE]
———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2545 [29AP]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H1260 [11MR]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other information (see H.R. 2626), H8375 [15SE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child care and development services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), H2054 [14AP]
———increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H3392 [19MY]
FDA: establish a performance standard for breast pumps to facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), H11972 [15NO]
———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H11557 [4NO]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), H5094 [29JN]
———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H12227 [17NO]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H5839 [19JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H12227 [17NO]
———prohibit imposition of fees for checks returned due to insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed on the maker of the check (see H.R. 2386), H5573 [14JY]
Firearms: encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), H1257 [11MR]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H816 [25FE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 109), H235 [7JA] (see H.R. 902), H889 [2MR]
———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1062), H1162 [10MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H4735 [22JN]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H714 [23FE]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1972 [13AP]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4735 [22JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1800 [25MR]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1472 [18MR]
———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H5572 [14JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3860 [8JN]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses (see H. Res. 38), H419 [3FE]
Housing: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), H7997 [8SE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H2372 [27AP]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H644 [11FE]
IMF: provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold reserves (see H.R. 2939), H9899 [12OC]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1250), H1695 [24MR]
———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H3295 [18MY]
———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H4126 [10JN]
———establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), H6963 [3AU]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H2545 [29AP]
———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H10119 [14OC]
Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2809), H8469 [21SE]
———prohibit military assistance until the termination of paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4913 [24JN]
INS: replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate functions and restructure fees relative to immigration enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), H6963 [3AU]
Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H5839 [19JY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H1867 [12AP]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), H2637 [4MY]
Kosovo: support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2810 [5MY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10769 [25OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H2373 [27AP]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H10173 [18OC]
Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H12795 [18NO]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H717 [23FE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H10861 [26OC]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H10032 [13OC]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H8100 [9SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H8290 [14SE]
Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H9410 [5OC]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H2133 [15AP]
Music and dance: tribute to Tejano music and other forms of Latin music (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2637 [4MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), H644 [11FE]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), H1972 [13AP]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H11972 [15NO]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H11196 [1NO]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H12227 [17NO]
———stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H2637 [4MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2054 [14AP]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4735 [22JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), H3502 [24MY]
———provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H2468 [28AP]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), H584 [10FE]
Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H9410 [5OC]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H12796 [18NO]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H11144 [28OC]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H8872 [27SE]
Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see H.R. 46), H226 [6JA]
Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), H3295 [18MY]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5688 [15JY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 938), H890 [2MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), H2469 [28AP]
———women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), H1803 [25MR]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H5335 [1JY]
Sierra Leone: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), H3857 [8JN]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H11953 [10NO]
———provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H1597 [23MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H5093 [29JN]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), H5688 [15JY]
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), H1259 [11MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5751 [16JY]
———allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), H10174 [18OC]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H1069 [9MR]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H271 [19JA]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 740), H643 [11FE]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H1260 [11MR]
———designate renewal communities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 815), H4736 [22JN]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), H2131 [15AP]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H4736 [22JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H2634 [4MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H4912 [24JN]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1867 [12AP]
———promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), H11702 [8NO]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), H1257 [11MR]
———provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), H1257 [11MR]
———treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 1406), H2053 [14AP]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H4912 [24JN]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 838), H795 [24FE]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (see H.R. 179), H2373 [27AP]
———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H10340 [19OC]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (see H.R. 1554), H2304 [26AP]
Tobacco products: strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H2928 [10MY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H3296 [18MY]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H3695 [26MY]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H888 [2MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H11703 [8NO]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H12796 [18NO]
Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), H585 [10FE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———Government procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. Res. 15), H1698 [24MR]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), H10174 [18OC]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H8099 [9SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H225 [6JA]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial purposes (see H.R. 97), H235 [7JA]
Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with foreign nations (see H.R. 101), H235 [7JA]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Res. 97), H1013 [4MR]
Law enforcement: improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (see H.R. 2656), H6758 [30JY]
———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H2131 [15AP]
Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), H3391 [19MY]
Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth intervention models (see H.R. 102), H235 [7JA]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H889 [2MR]
Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), H3085 [12MY]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA]
Descriptions
Y2K Act (H.R. 775): Conference Report, H5198 [1JY]
Factsheets
Examples of Unintended and Adverse Consequences From Enactment of Religious Liberty Protection Act, H5590 [15JY]
Letters
Bankruptcy Reform Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, H2720 [5MY]
———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2719 [5MY]
———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H2770 [5MY]
———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H2719 [5MY]
———Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, H2770 [5MY]
Haiti trip report: several Representatives, H8772 [27SE]
Protect children from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4403 [16JN]
Religious Liberty Protection Act: Elaine R. Jones and Reed Colfax, NAACP Legal Defense, and Education Fund, Inc., H5590 [15JY]
Treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce under the Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: several information technology businesses and associations, H6871 [3AU]
U.S. cooperation in trial of Augusto Pinochet: by, H3128 [13MY]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: several environmental organizations, H3023
Y2K Act: John D. Podesta, White House Chief of Staff, H5197 [1JY]
Lists
Examples of horrible prison conditions involving juveniles, H4431 [16JN]
Examples of horrible prison conditions involving mentally ill and disabled prisoners, H4431 [16JN]
Examples of horrible prison conditions involving women, H4431 [16JN]
Memorandums
Second Amendment and Gun Control Legislation: Robert A. Sedler, E1580
Motions
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6886 [3AU]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2770 [5MY]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3051 [12MY], H4844 [24JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4555 [17JN], H6723 [30JY]
Press releases
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, H3025
Remarks
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6871, H6874, H6880, H6881, H6882, H6884, H6885 [3AU]
———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), motion to recommit, H6886, H6887 [3AU]
———require carriers to obtain signature at places of residence for interstate shipping and delivery of liquor, H6882 [3AU]
———study impact on underage drinking of enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H6884, H6885, H6886, H6887 [3AU]
Bankruptcy: adopt means-test to determine permissible living expenses for persons seeking bankruptcy protection, H2719, H2721 [5MY]
———allow compensation of trustees when cases are converted from chapter 7 to chapter 11, H2717 [5MY]
———allow small business representation on certain creditor committees and greater access to information when not represented, H2710 [5MY]
———amend laws (H.R. 833), H2659, H2660, H2661, H2666, H2702, H2704, H2710, H2711, H2712, H2714, H2715, H2717, H2719, H2721, H2764 [5MY]
———amend laws (H.R. 833), motion to recommit, H2770 [5MY]
———prohibit discharge of all qualified student loans, H2711 [5MY]
———provide exclusion from income for certain Social Security and Medicare benefits, H2770 [5MY]
———require filers to submit past tax returns only when requested by a party of interest, H2715 [5MY]
———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H2660, H2661 [5MY]
———waive new small business and single asset real estate regulations where loss of five jobs or more could result, H2712, H2714 [5MY]
BATF: expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, H4437 [16JN]
Black History Month: observance, H792
Children and youth: address problem of disproportionate minority confinement in juvenile correctional facilities, H4391 [16JN]
———anti-gang programs funding, H4379 [16JN]
———assessment of causes of violence, H4480, H4482, H4483 [17JN]
———confidential toll-free school safety hotlines funding, H4381 [16JN]
———Federal spending on children's programs, H6395
———protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4403, H4413 [16JN]
———raise the age of minors from 16 to 18 years of age relative to transportation or sale of sexually explicit or offensive material, H4425 [16JN]
Chile: investigate CIA role in assassination of former President Salvador Allende, accession of Augusto Pinochet, and current human rights violations, H3128
Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. Con. Res. 180), H8013 [9SE]
———House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 10), H212, H213, H214 [6JA]
———impeachment, E2523
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 101), H1560 [23MR]
Congress: affirm opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry (H. Res. 121), H1541, H1542, H1544, H1545 [23MR]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views, H1541, H1542 [23MR]
Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 2112), H8108
———allow State courts to certify class action claims after failing Federal court certification, H8587 [23SE]
———apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8569, H8570, H8571, H8587 [23SE]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3015, H3042, H3043, H3045, H3047, H3049 [12MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), conference report, H5197 [1JY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), motion to instruct conferees, H4844, H4846, H4847, H4848, H4849, H4850 [24JN]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), motion to recommit, H3051, H3052 [12MY]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H4855, H4859 [24JN]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4854 [24JN]
———increase Federal penalties for criminals who commit Federal crimes of violence against children, H4421 [16JN]
———jurisdiction over foreign sellers and manufacturers in any litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, H3051, H3052 [12MY]
———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison release orders, H4430 [16JN]
Credit cards: require issuers to disclose information on interest rates, minimum payments, and penalties, and regulate web-based solicitations, H2704 [5MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), E422
———expand prohibition on stalking (H.R. 1869), H11913
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children, H4423, H4424, H4425 [16JN]
———penalties for violent conduct against pregnant women which interrupts or terminates a pregnancy, H9066, H9070 [30SE]
———prevent violence against women (H.R. 357), E78
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4365, H4372, H4379, H4381, H4391, H4396
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H6723, H6724 [30JY], H8526 [22SE]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to recommit, H4569, H4570 [17JN]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9046, H9066, H9070 [30SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10877 [27OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3988 [9JN]
———funding, H6395
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), E1608
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7011 [4AU]
Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), H11169 [1NO], H11735, H11744, H11752 [9NO]
———recognize the validity of electronic records and signatures in commercial transactions, H11752 [9NO]
———require affirmative consent to receive electronic records, H11744 [9NO]
———treatment of Internet and interactive computer services relative to enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court on the interstate transportation of liquor, H6871 [3AU]
Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products, H4493, H4498 [17JN]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for sale of explosives, H4429 [16JN]
Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset (H.R. 3111), H10731 [25OC]
Firearms: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of firearms, H6874, H6880, H6881 [3AU]
———exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, H4626 [18JN]
———gun control, H6724 [30JY], E1580
———prohibit any transfer to minors when there is reason to believe it will be used in a school zone or in a serious violent felony, H4428 [16JN]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H8526 [22SE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4576, H4579, H4589, H4598 [17JN], H4626, H4647, H4652 [18JN]
———shorten turn around time for background checks at gun shows, allow face to face deals between gun dealers, and increase penalties for the criminal use of guns with large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H4589 [17JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4789 [23JN]
Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with foreign nations (H.R. 101), E51
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5589, H5592, H5604 [15JY]
———protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (H. Res. 245), H5584 [15JY]
———restrict filing of housing and employment discrimination claims to small landlords, religious institutions, and small business owners, H5604 [15JY]
FTC: require consumer credit counselors to meet basic professional standards, H2712 [5MY]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (H. Con. Res. 140), H8772
———presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H3988 [9JN]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 441), H3478
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), H3128
Iraq: U.S. policy, E549
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2410
Law enforcement: community policing programs funding, H4570 [17JN]
———improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (H.R. 2656), E1707
———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), E673
LSC: funding, H7011 [4AU]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (H.R. 576), H9829 [12OC]
Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events (H. Con. Res. 199), H11325, H11328, H11329 [2NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2154 [20AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3656 [26MY], H4439 [16JN]
Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (H.R. 1862), E1031
Serbia: declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2439
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (H.R. 3308), E2331
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), H2069, H2071, H2072, H2073, H2076 [15AP]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), H2321 [27AP]
———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, H11813, H11816 [9NO]
U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, E1608
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 906), E306
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6197 [21JY], H6422 [26JY], H12106 [16NO]
Reports
Haiti Trip: Several Representatives, H8772-H8776 [27SE]
Need for H.R. 1658—Recent Cases of Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses of Innocent, Legitimate Businesspeople and Entities, H4856 [24JN]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Chemical Safety Board, H3024
Summaries
Small Business Franchise Act (H.R. 3308), E2331
Tributes
Bergman, Marilyn, E1840
Brown, George E., Jr., E1628
Ellington, Duke, E811
Higginbotham, A. Leon, H948
Jackson, Milt, E2076
Johnson, Johnnie, E1837
Jones, Hank, E1838
Lloyd, Thomas, E1643
Masur, Richard, H12077 [16NO]
Norris, Harold, E2523
Terrell, Frances Colbert, E2365
Waters, Maurice and Elinor, E1422